- January 21st, 2007, 3:21 pm
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Not a pretty sight.
http://www.cstv.com/tsx/current/m-baskbl/libe.html
LIBERTY Team Report
By The Sports Xchange
1/16/2007
GETTING INSIDE
Unless the Flames start having some success in a hurry, coach Randy Dunton's future is going to be coming into question more and more.
But Jeff Barber, the school's athletics director, says nothing will be discussed until after the season ends. Barber thinks that's only fair since he wasn't hired until January 2006 and wants to be able to observe the program for a full year.
What he's seeing right now isn't pretty to watch. The Flames have no commitment on defense, rely too much on Larry Blair to score and haven't successfully integrated talented transfer Dwight Brewington into the lineup.
Before the Flames played Winthrop, Dunton admitted adding Brewington to the starting lineup wrecked the chemistry that led to a 6-1 start. Now he's got to figure out how to use Brewington, an athletic 6-5 wingman.
But what Dunton has to recover most of all is his team's toughness. The Flames didn't show much in the loss to Winthrop or in a road loss at Asheville.
NOTES, QUOTES
--The Big South scheduling process didn't help the Flames in early conference play. For some reason, the conference scheduled Radford, Liberty's biggest rival, as its home conference opener. The league had Winthrop coming to Lynchburg in the second game. Both were played while students were on semester break. Crowds were pitiful, and the Flames had no home-court advantage.
--The Flames' road losing streak has reached 19 games. They haven't won on the road since Feb. 23, 2005 at UNC Asheville. They lost at Asheville in the conference opener this year.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "That was an old-fashioned heinie whipping." -- Coach Randy Dunton after being thumped 68-40 by Winthrop at home.
STRATEGY AND PERSONNEL
Dwight Brewington missed the Radford win with a wrist injury. With him in the starting five, the Flames lost eight straight games.
PLAYER ROTATION: Usual starters -- F Alex McLean, F Rell Porter, G Anthony Smith, G Damien Hubbard, G Larry Blair. Key Subs -- G Dwight Brewington, G Justin Holland, G B.J. Jenkins, C Russell Monroe, F Tyler Baker.
GAME REVIEW:
Liberty 80, Radford 66
Winthrop 68, Liberty 40
GAME PREVIEW:
at High Point, Jan. 17
at Coastal Carolina, Jan. 20
at Charleston Southern, Jan. 22
KEYS: What to do with Dwight Brewington. He's a talent, but he doesn't mix well with Anthony Smith and Larry Blair in the starting lineup. He could be coming off the bench the rest of the year.
ROSTER REPORT:
Larry Blair, through the Winthrop game, had 205 career 3-pointers, 20 shy of Larry Jackson's school record. His 608 attempts are already a school record.
Now that it appears Dwight Brewington will be coming off the bench, the Flames at least have some firepower in reserve. With him in the starting lineup, the best scorer off the bench was guard B.J. Jenkins at 5.8 points per game. Brewington is averaging 15.
Anthony Smith, through the Winthrop game, is 42 points shy of 500 for his career.
Previous Report: 01/09/2007
http://www.cstv.com/tsx/current/m-baskbl/libe.html
LIBERTY Team Report
By The Sports Xchange
1/16/2007
GETTING INSIDE
Unless the Flames start having some success in a hurry, coach Randy Dunton's future is going to be coming into question more and more.
But Jeff Barber, the school's athletics director, says nothing will be discussed until after the season ends. Barber thinks that's only fair since he wasn't hired until January 2006 and wants to be able to observe the program for a full year.
What he's seeing right now isn't pretty to watch. The Flames have no commitment on defense, rely too much on Larry Blair to score and haven't successfully integrated talented transfer Dwight Brewington into the lineup.
Before the Flames played Winthrop, Dunton admitted adding Brewington to the starting lineup wrecked the chemistry that led to a 6-1 start. Now he's got to figure out how to use Brewington, an athletic 6-5 wingman.
But what Dunton has to recover most of all is his team's toughness. The Flames didn't show much in the loss to Winthrop or in a road loss at Asheville.
NOTES, QUOTES
--The Big South scheduling process didn't help the Flames in early conference play. For some reason, the conference scheduled Radford, Liberty's biggest rival, as its home conference opener. The league had Winthrop coming to Lynchburg in the second game. Both were played while students were on semester break. Crowds were pitiful, and the Flames had no home-court advantage.
--The Flames' road losing streak has reached 19 games. They haven't won on the road since Feb. 23, 2005 at UNC Asheville. They lost at Asheville in the conference opener this year.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "That was an old-fashioned heinie whipping." -- Coach Randy Dunton after being thumped 68-40 by Winthrop at home.
STRATEGY AND PERSONNEL
Dwight Brewington missed the Radford win with a wrist injury. With him in the starting five, the Flames lost eight straight games.
PLAYER ROTATION: Usual starters -- F Alex McLean, F Rell Porter, G Anthony Smith, G Damien Hubbard, G Larry Blair. Key Subs -- G Dwight Brewington, G Justin Holland, G B.J. Jenkins, C Russell Monroe, F Tyler Baker.
GAME REVIEW:
Liberty 80, Radford 66
Winthrop 68, Liberty 40
GAME PREVIEW:
at High Point, Jan. 17
at Coastal Carolina, Jan. 20
at Charleston Southern, Jan. 22
KEYS: What to do with Dwight Brewington. He's a talent, but he doesn't mix well with Anthony Smith and Larry Blair in the starting lineup. He could be coming off the bench the rest of the year.
ROSTER REPORT:
Larry Blair, through the Winthrop game, had 205 career 3-pointers, 20 shy of Larry Jackson's school record. His 608 attempts are already a school record.
Now that it appears Dwight Brewington will be coming off the bench, the Flames at least have some firepower in reserve. With him in the starting lineup, the best scorer off the bench was guard B.J. Jenkins at 5.8 points per game. Brewington is averaging 15.
Anthony Smith, through the Winthrop game, is 42 points shy of 500 for his career.
Previous Report: 01/09/2007
Isaiah 33:1
Woe to you, O destroyer, you who have not been destroyed!
Woe to you, O traitor, you who have not been betrayed!
Woe to you, O destroyer, you who have not been destroyed!
Woe to you, O traitor, you who have not been betrayed!
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